It was six pm and Zoe still wasn't ready for Max picking her up at seven. She'd been through her wardrobe three times and couldn't find anything to wear. She felt like a school girl again, going on a first date, trying to impress without giving too much away, not that there was anything new to give. Eventually, she decided on a fitted blue dress, showing off her curves in all the right places. She paired this with her black patent, open toed heels. Right then, there was a knock on the door, Zoe opened her bedroom window and looked down at Max, "give me two minutes."

Max smirked and shook his head, "two minutes, the meters running" he gestured towards the taxi on the road.

She shut her window, applied her lipstick and brushed through her hair one more time. She checked her outfit in the mirror, put her jacket on, threw her phone into her bag and walked downstairs. She opened the door and laughed as Max's jaw dropped open. "Wow!" he gasped, "you look gorgeous." Zoe smiled in return and locked her door.

"So, where are we going?" Zoe smiled, getting into the taxi and kissing Max's cheek.

"It's a surprise" he smirked, placing a hand on Zoe's thigh.

Zoe smiled and shook her head. She watched him, hoping he'd change his mind and tell her, but she knew deep down that he wouldn't. They finally pulled up outside a restaurant in the middle of town. Max got out and walked round opening Zoe's door for her. They walked inside, hand in hand, and got shown to their table. They ordered their drinks and as they got brought over Max pulled out a small box from his pocket, placing it on the table in front of Zoe. She raised her eyebrow at him, he just laughed. "It's not what you think."

She nodded and opened the box slowly, smiling to herself. She stared at the pair of diamond earrings before her. They must have cost him a fortune! She knew he wasn't the richest boyfriend...fling..whatever, she'd ever had, but he was quite possibly the kindest. She grinned, looking up at Max "thank you." She took her earrings out, replacing them with the new dazzlers.

Max just smiled, he was happy she liked them. He hadn't known what to buy her and didn't want to go too far and buy something he couldn't top next time.

They both ordered their food and sat chatting away as they waited for it to arrive, the topic changed to their pasts, and Zoe asked Max about his, considering she'd told him pretty much everything in her letter. Everything important anyway. She didn't find much out, except that he'd had more one night stands than hot dinners. She laughed at this as he reminded her of herself, back in the day, a different man every night. She didn't dare tell him this, although he probably knew already from all of the gossipers in the ED.

Max saw her blush slightly and smirked, "remind you of someone?" he asked.

"Nope" came her simple reply.

"Not even yourself when you were younger" he teased, pushing her for an answer.

"No Max" she looked at him, a look that told him he definitely needed to stop digging.

He just laughed, "alright, alright, keep your knickers on!"

She smirked and leant over to him, talking quietly, "I left them at home."

His eyes widened and he went to speak but all he could manage was a mere "oh" with a grin placed firmly on his lips.

Max's arm wrapped itself around Zoe's waist, protecting her from the cold as they walked outside, awaiting their cab. "Good night?" Max kissed her cheek.

"The best" Zoe nodded smiling.

"Maybe we can carry it on at yours?" he winked mischievously.

"Maybe we can, Mr Walker" she smirked as she kissed him.

He pushed her against the wall, continuing the kiss, turning it into one of passion. He loved it when Zoe called him 'Mr Walker', and Zoe played on this, a lot. She pulled away smirking as a taxi sounded its horn right in front of them. They both laughed and jumped in, feeling like school children getting into trouble.

As Max followed Zoe into her house, he let her lock the door and took the opportunity to admire her body; he couldn't believe a woman like Zoe Hanna would want to be with him. He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and started kissing her neck, biting gently on her skin. She closed her eyes, tilting her head to the side as she turned slightly to face him. She looked up into his eyes and opened her mouth to speak but was stopped as Max's lips collided with her own.

She didn't hesitate in returning his kiss, or wrapping her legs around his waist as he lifted her up holding his hands, conveniently on her bum. She didn't mind one bit.

Max carried her through to the living room laying her down on the sofa, still kissing her. He smiled as her hands found their way to his shirt, unbuttoning it and pushing it down off of his arms. She tilted her head once again as Max kissed her neck and she let out a small moan, allowing her back to arch as he unzipped her dress. He pulled it down her body slowly, placing kisses down her chest and stomach. "You really did leave your knickers" he whispered, smirking as he looked up at her. She just nodded and smiled to herself as he ran his fingers up her legs and over her stomach, round to her back allowing himself to unhook her bra. As he did this, Zoe's hands found their way to his trousers, fumbling with the button, she finally unzipped them and Max helped her to push them down along with his boxers.

I thought they needed some happy time :) and thought you guys would like it too :) hope you do! Please R&R let me know what you think

Gemma x